The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

原计划赴英留学 中国记者黄雪琴传失联 (Chinese journalist Huang Xueqin allegedly incommunicado since day before departure for studies in the UK)
Deutsche Welle, September 21, 2021

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獨立記者黃雪琴赴英留學前失聯絡 曾報道港反修例遭刑拘(Independent journalist Huang Xueqin, previously detained after reporting on Anti-ELAB protests in 2019, loses contact before leaving for UK to study)
Ming Pao, September 21, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

互联网自由度排名中国连续七年垫底 台湾全球第五 (China ranks bottom in Internet freedom 7 years straight; Taiwan, new to index, ranks 5th)
Voice of America, September 21, 2021

Related:
Freedom on the Net 2021: The Global Drive to Control Big Tech
Freedom House, September 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

日本敦促欧盟国家表态反对中国军事及领土扩张 (Japan urges EU to speak out against China's military, territorial expansion)
Voice of America, September 21, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

The battle between Big Tech and governments is threatening human rights around the world
Protocol, September 21, 2021

Related:
Freedom on the Net 2021: The Global Drive to Control Big Tech
Freedom House, September 21, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong leader defends election after single opposition figure makes it to 1,500-strong committee
The Guardian, September 21, 2021

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Hong Kong elections: ‘Patriots’ may have triumphed, but ‘lazy’ candidates shouldn’t take seats for granted, Beijing adviser says
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2021

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam ‘sorry’ for Election Committee voting chaos, pledges to fix problem before Legislative Council poll in December
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2021

Jailed Hong Kong democrats sign letter urging Tiananmen vigil group to disband
Hong Kong Free Press, September 21, 2021

Hong Kong group supporting mainland China lawyers to disband after police demand information citing national security law
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2021

Related:
「中國維權律師關注組」宣佈解散 上月被國安處要求交資料(China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group announces disbandment)
Stand News, September 21, 2021

Radio 3 host Hugh Chiverton disappears from airwaves, RTHK refuses to comment
Hong Kong Free Press, September 21, 2021

Hong Kong national security law: leading figures in student opposition group denied bail
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2021

Hong Kong democrat Roy Tam was denied bail after prosecutors cited ‘anti-gov’t’ stance, court docs reveal
Hong Kong Free Press, September 21, 2021

Hong Kong protests: man shot by pepper ball loses High Court bid to identify police officer who fired the round
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2021

Hong Kong’s PolyU to teach national security law and history of ‘humiliation’ of China in course on leadership qualities
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2021

Video: Hong Kong schools launch revamped liberal studies course
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2021

月圓人缺中秋節 — 國安法下 73 人失自由(On Mid-autumn festival—day of togetherness, 73 people are bereft of freedom under national security law)
Stand News, September 21, 2021

美媒 VICE World News 訪問匿名香港法官 批唐英傑案判刑「太重」(In anonymous interview with U.S. media outlet VICE World News, Hong Kong judge slams sentence of Tong Ying-kit in national security case as "too harsh")
Stand News, September 20, 2021

Commentary (评论)

With the national security law, I’m finally getting a taste of life in a communist country
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2021

沈旭晖:香港公民社会的全方位瓦解:几条全新恶法解读 (Simon Shen: The crumbling civil society in Hong Kong: Understanding several brand new evil laws)
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2021